Candy hearts are a fun and familiar part of Valentine’s Day celebrations, but did you know that they can also be used as a teaching tool for math? This printable math activity from Buggy and Buddy is a great example
Accordion Fold Hearts Make a Cute, Easy Valentine’s Day Craft
When I saw this accordion fold hearts wreath project from The House that Lars Built on Instagram the other day, I immediately thought about how this would be a fun one for kids.
There’s a printable gradient template you can … Read More ...
Make Your Own Gummy Hearts Candy
This is a good science experiment/Valentine’s Day activity to do at home or with a group of kids who are OK with gelatin and the other ingredients used.
STEAM Powered Family has a super simple recipe for gummy candy that … Read More ...
Heart Tree Algorithm Valentine’s Day Drawing Project
This easy directed drawing project uses a simple algorithm (aka a set of instructions to be performed in a particular order) to create a Valentine’s Day heart tree.
The instructions are in the post at Our Family Code. You can … Read More ...
Watercolor Valentine’s Day Card Craft
This fun combination of art and science makes for an easy classroom craft kids can use to decorate the classroom or to make cards for their parents.
It uses pretty basic supplies including coffee filters, watercolors and watercolor paper.
Get … Read More ...
Dissolving Candy Hearts Science Lesson
The other day I shared an idea in which you sort Valentine’s Day candies in a Venn diagram. If you didn’t use up all your treats on that project, try this dissolving candy heart experiment from Living Life and … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Optical Illusion for Kids
Have you ever made or seen a device where there’s a drawing on each side of a piece of paper attached to a stick, and when you spin the stick the pictures appear as if they are one?
The fancy … Read More ...
Valentine’s Treats Venn Diagram
Venn diagrams are a classic way to sort information into groups and to see what characteristics different groups might have in common.
Introduce kids to the basics of Venn diagrams with this fun and tasty Valentine’s Day activity from Jinxy … Read More ...
Sight Word Valentine Game
This is the time of year for hearts everywhere, so why not use heart shapes in learning?
This little activity form Growing Book by Book is a great way to work on sight words with kiddos. Pick words they need … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Counting Scavenger Hunt
Whether your kids are at home or in a classroom, there’s still a lot of Valentine’s Day fun that can be had. This easy printable Valentine’s Day counting scavenger hunt is pretty low prep and a fun way to get … Read More ...
Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
King Day is typically a time of service and reflection on what each of us can do to help make our communities better places, as well as discussions of racial equity and how our nation still falls short of … Read More ...
This Cool Book is Great for Valentine’s or Mother’s Day
I recently came across this cute heart notebook made from folded pieces of paper that would be super cute for kids to make for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day.
The design, from Easy Peasy and Fun, includes a heart template … Read More ...
Easy Valentines for Kids to Make
Red Ted Art has amazing crafty resources around Valentine’s Day, and every year she does a roundup of new Valentine ideas and activities for kids.
This is the one from last year but you can find a ton more fun … Read More ...
Heart-Shaped Animal Crafts for Kids
It feels like hearts are everywhere in February, and they’re fun in the art area or as a craft idea you can do with kids at home.
Crafty Morning has a great collection of heart-shaped animal crafts that are easy … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Number Puzzles
These printable Valentine’s Day number puzzles from A Dab of Glue Will Do are super cute and great for little learners working on the concept of different ways numbers can be presented.
Each puzzle shows the number, the corresponding number … Read More ...